Death's "Return" for 1827
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary |
Subjects: | Death, Statistics, Publishing, Adulteration, Population |
Reports on the annual bill of mortality, observing that it takes the 'same form as the Ale and Porter Brewer's Return'. Comments: 'if Mr. Accum be right, there is more connexion between these two "Returns" than is generally supposed'. Considers that the 'Malthusians will rejoice to hear that the christenings exceed the burials, as heretofore, by 7,633'. |
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